Turkish backed jihadists murder prisoners and female politician in Syria

Turkey has used the Syrian Arab fighters as a way to avoid casualties, unleashing them to attack and murder Kurds after US President Donald Trump announced the US would leave parts of Syria.

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters sit inside a military vehicle near the border town of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 12, 2019

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters sit inside a military vehicle near the border town of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 12, 2019

(photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

OCTOBER 13, 2019 09:42